Naturalism and Our Knowledge of Reality, Smith, R. Scott

Автор: Jim Slagle
Название: The Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism: Context, Exposition, and Repercussions
ISBN: 1350173118 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350173118
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: Contemporary discussions in metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of mind are dominated by the presupposition of naturalism. Arguing against this established convention, Jim Slagle offers a thorough defence of Alvin Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism (EAAN) and in doing so, reveals how it shows that evolution and naturalism are incompatible. Charting the development of Plantinga’s argument, Slagle asserts that the probability of our cognitive faculties reliably producing true beliefs is low if ontological naturalism is true, and therefore all other beliefs produced by these faculties, including naturalism itself, are self-defeating. He critiques other well-known epistemological approaches, including those of Descartes and Quine, and deftly counters the many objections against the EAAN to conclude that metaphysical naturalism should be rejected on the grounds of self-defeat. By situating Plantinga’s argument within a wider context and showing that science and evolution cannot entail naturalism, Slagle renders this most common metaphysical view irrational. As such, the book advocates an important reconsideration of contemporary thought at the intersection of philosophy, science and religion.

Автор: Visala Aku
Название: Naturalism, Theism and the Cognitive Study of Religion: Religion Explained?
ISBN: 140942426X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781409424260
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Provides a critical philosophical analysis of the claim that contemporary cognitive approaches to religion undermine theistic beliefs. The book argues that such naturalism is not necessary for the cognitive study of religion and develops an alternative philosophical and methodological framework.

Название: Science without god?
ISBN: 0198834586 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198834588
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: Can scientific explanation ever make reference to God or the supernatural? The present consensus is no; indeed, a naturalistic stance is usually taken to be a distinguishing feature of modern science. Some would go further still, maintaining that the success of scientific explanation actually
provides compelling evidence that there are no supernatural entities, and that true science, from the very beginning, was opposed to religious thinking. Science without God? Rethinking the History of Scientific Naturalism shows that the history of Western science presents us with a more nuanced
picture. Beginning with the naturalists of ancient Greece, and proceeding through the middle ages, the scientific revolution, and into the nineteenth century, the contributors examine past ideas about 'nature' and 'the supernatural'. Ranging over different scientific disciplines and historical
periods, they show how past thinkers often relied upon theological ideas and presuppositions in their systematic investigations of the world. In addition to providing material that contributes to a history of 'nature' and naturalism, this collection challenges a number of widely held misconceptions
about the history of scientific naturalism.

Автор: Visala
Название: Naturalism, Theism and the Cognitive Study of Religion
ISBN: 1138268585 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138268586
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This book provides a critical philosophical analysis of the claim that contemporary cognitive approaches to religion undermine theistic beliefs. Recent scientific work into the evolution and cognition of religion has been driven by and interpreted in terms of a certain kind of philosophical and methodological naturalism. The book argues that such naturalism is not necessary for the cognitive study of religion and develops an alternative philosophical and methodological framework. This alternative framework opens the cognitive study of religion to theological and philosophical considerations and clarifies its relationship to other approaches to religious phenomena. This unique contribution to discussions regarding the philosophical and theological implications of the cognitive study of religion summarizes the so far fragmentary discussion, exposes its underlying assumptions, and develops a novel framework for further discussion.

Автор: Oppy
Название: Naturalism and Religion
ISBN: 0815354649 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815354642
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Описание: This book guides readers through an investigation of religion from a naturalistic perspective and explores the very meaning of the term ‘religious naturalism’. Oppy considers several widely disputed claims: that there cannot be naturalistic religion; that there is nothing in science that poses any problems for naturalism; that there is nothing in religion that poses any serious challenges to naturalism; and that there is a very strong case for thinking that naturalism defeats religion. Naturalism and Religion: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation is an ideal introduction for undergraduate and postgraduate students of religious studies and philosophy who want to gain an understanding of the key themes and claims of naturalism from a religious and philosophical perspective.

Автор: Lightbody Brian
Название: The Problem of Naturalism: Analytic Perspectives, Continental Virtues
ISBN: 073916483X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739164839
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Описание: Climate variability is controlled by nonlinear processes, which can give rise to transition behavior due to tipping points and extreme behavior. This book presents stochastic dynamical systems theory, synthesizing our current knowledge of climate variability. An invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in climate dynamics, physical oceanography, meteorology and paleoclimatology.

Автор: Knowles
Название: Norms, Naturalism and Epistemology
ISBN: 1403902879 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403902870
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Naturalized epistemololgy seeks to motivate norms for cognitive enquiry on such a naturalistic basis. Whilst naturalism must be embraced, this more ambitious project is in vain - to the extent one can justify naturalistic norms, they are not needed for optimal rational belief formation.

Автор: Cahill, Kevin M.
Название: Towards a Philosophical Anthropology of Culture
ISBN: 0367638231 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367638238
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Описание: This book explores the question of what it means to be a human being through sustained and original analyses of three important philosophical topics: relativism, skepticism, and naturalism in the social sciences.

Автор: Mounce, H.O
Название: Hume`s Naturalism
ISBN: 0415191246 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415191241
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Автор: de Caro Mario, MacArthur David
Название: The Routledge Handbook of Liberal Naturalism
ISBN: 0815381824 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815381822
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Описание: This is the first collection to present a comprehensive overview of liberal naturalism. Essential reading for students and researchers in all areas of philosophy it will be of particular interest for those studying philosophical naturalism, philosophy of science, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and ethics.

Автор: Drees Willem B.
Название: Religion, Science and Naturalism
ISBN: 052164562X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521645621
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Willem Drees argues that religion and morality are to be understood as rooted in our evolutionary past and neurophysiological constitution. His book takes a radical naturalist position, but religion is not dismissed.

Автор: Niemoczynski Leon, Nguyen Nam T.
Название: A Philosophy of Sacred Nature: Prospects for Ecstatic Naturalism
ISBN: 0739199668 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739199664
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Описание: This book introduces Robert Corrington`s "ecstatic naturalism," a new perspective in understanding "sacred" nature and naturalism, and explores what can be done with this philosophical thought. This is an excellent resource for scholars of Continental philosophy, philosophy of religion, and American pragmatism.